Local astronomy buff Felton Davis passed along the following …
Furnerius, Petavius, Vendelinus, and Langrenus were so jagged last night on the rim of the 2nd day old crescent moon that they looked like scabs about to be broken off. Tonight there will be a fascinating arrangement as Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Mars and the Moon all line up in the southwest at sunset.
I will set up on the corner of 2nd Avenue and East 3rd Street as usual, at about 5 p.m., but we don't have a really clear perspective toward the southwest. People may want to check out other locations.
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Thanks to everyone who showed up early -- the planets were mostly all behind the clouds, but the moon was razor-sharp for about 45 minutes. I'll be showing Jupiter and its four moons in February
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